Shortly after he was inaugurated, Clinton sought removal of the longstanding ban on homosexuals in the military. But the Democrats in Congress refused to lift the ban, and instead a policy of "don't ask, don't tell" was implemented. Gays would not be expelled from the military unless they actively promoted ("tell") their lifestyle. That policy remains in force to this day, and Barack Obama campaigned by promising to lift the ban. But will the House of Representatives, which face elections every two years, risk angering voters by caving into the homosexual activists? | Shortly after he was inaugurated, Clinton sought removal of the longstanding ban on homosexuals in the military. But the Democrats in Congress refused to lift the ban, and instead a policy of "don't ask, don't tell" was implemented. Gays would not be expelled from the military unless they actively promoted ("tell") their lifestyle. That policy remains in force to this day, and Barack Obama campaigned by promising to lift the ban. But will the House of Representatives, which face elections every two years, risk angering voters by caving into the homosexual activists? |